Restoration of Giltwood Griffins

John Beavan and his team have worked for us at Goodwood on a number of projects over the last twelve years, his work is always absolutely first rate and his care and attention to detail exemplary. We have just replaced all the big mahogany inlaid doors in the State end of the House. John has made them all and they are a huge improvement to the Regency interior, which is Grade I Listed. You know whenever John is involved that everything will be turned out to the very highest quality – that’s a given. He is, without doubt, one of the finest cabinet makers working in England today.

It is the timeless design and beautiful craftsmanship that have made us return to John Beavan for several bespoke pieces of furniture for our home. A truly talented cabinet maker, whose team provides a friendly and professional service.

John Beavan helped us design and then made a complete set of 7′ high mahogany doors for our study and the internal doors downstairs in our house. Every day they give us great pleasure and the time and craftsmanship was worth all the effort. We were so pleased we also had a large table made to fit our dining room. That sits happily amongst the rest of our furniture despite being a couple of hundred years younger!

Just a note to let you know that the bookcases arrived safely and are now in use, we are all delighted with them.  The quality of the workmanship has been much admired and as well as being a joy to us now we feel they are very much a part of our legacy to future generations of worshippers at Saint Andrew’s.  I will record their installation. Along with your name as maker, in our church log book which goes back to 1831 (not ancient compared to your buildings but nevertheless it is an interesting record).

English Heritage worked with John Beavan to reproduce a 19th century stump bed and mattresses, and sets of hanging bookshelves, for the Audley End Nursery project. The aim of the project was to redecorate and re-furnish the empty and derelict Nursery rooms at Audley End, which have never previously been open to the public, and restore the rooms to their appearance in the 1830s and 1840s. The furniture that John Beavan made for the project was based on similar surviving pieces elsewhere, plus contemporary illustrations and descriptions. This was a very exciting project that has enhanced the visitor experience at Audley End.